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Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The product, developed by Frozenbox, comes with MATE as the default desktop environment.



Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 23 (386), 6 months: 18 (527), 3 months: 24 (430), 4 weeks: 28 (406), 1 week: 31 (475)

Average visitor rating: 8.96/10 from 23 review(s).



Parrot Summary
Distribution Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS)
Home Page http://www.parrotsec.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://community.parrotsec.org/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://www.parrotsec.org/docs/
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://www.parrotsec.org/download.php
Bug Tracker --
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases, download links and checksums:
 • 2019-01-22: Distribution Release: Parrot 4.5
 • 2018-11-04: Distribution Release: Parrot 4.3
 • 2018-09-11: Distribution Release: Parrot 4.2.2
 • 2018-01-28: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.11
 • 2017-11-08: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.9
 • 2017-09-13: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.8
 • 2017-07-11: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.7
 • 2017-05-19: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.6
 • 2017-03-08: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.5
 • 2016-12-25: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.3
 • 2016-10-16: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.2
 • 2016-07-31: Distribution Release: Parrot Security OS 3.1
 • More Parrot releases...

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature 4.5 3.11 3.7
Release Date 2019-01-19 2018-01-28 2017-07-11
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 40-3800 1500-3700 1400-3800
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation      
Default Desktop MATE MATE MATE
Package Management DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice GOffice GOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4
Multilingual en en en
Asian Language Support      
Full Package List 4.5 3.11 3.7
abiword (3.0.2) -- 3.0.2 3.0.2
alsa-lib (1.1.8) 1.1.7 1.1.3 1.1.3
ati-driver (18.30) -- -- --
bash (5.0) 4.4.18 4.4 4.4
bind (9.14.1) -- -- --
chromium (74.0.3729.108) -- -- --
cups (2.2.11) 2.2.10 2.2.6 2.2.3
dhcp (4.4.1) 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5
e2fsprogs (1.45.0) 1.44.5 1.43.8 1.43.4
firefox (66.0.3) 64.0 58.0 54.0
freetype (2.10.0) 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.8
gcc (8.3.0) 8.2.0 7.2.0 6.3.0
gimp (2.10.10) 2.10.8 -- --
glibc (2.29) 2.28 2.26 2.24
gnome-shell (3.32.1) -- -- --
gnucash (3.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.44) -- 1.12.35 1.12.32
grub (2.02) -- -- --
gtk (3.24.8) 3.24.2 3.22.26 3.22.16
httpd (2.4.39) 2.4.37 2.4.29 2.4.25
inkscape (0.92.4) -- -- --
k3b (19.04.0) -- -- --
kmod (26) 25 25 24
krita (4.1.8) -- -- --
libreoffice (6.2.3) 6.1.3 5.4.3 5.2.7
linux (5.0.9) 4.19.3 4.14.13 4.11.6
lxpanel (0.10.0) -- -- --
mariadb (10.3.14) 10.1.37 10.1.26 10.1.22
mate-desktop (1.22.0) 1.20.4 1.18.0 1.16.2
mesa (19.0.3) 18.2.8 17.3.3 13.0.6
mysql (8.0.16) -- -- --
nautilus (3.32.0) -- -- --
NVIDIA (418.56) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (12.0.1) 11.0.1 8u151 8u131
openssh (8.0p1) 7.9p1 7.6p1 7.5p1
openssl (1.1.1b) 1.1.1a 1.1.0g 1.0.2l
perl (5.28.2) 5.28.1 5.26.1 5.24.1
php (7.3.4) 7.3.0 7.0.27 7.0.20
plasma-desktop (5.15.4) 5.14.3 -- --
postfix (3.4.5) -- -- --
postgresql (11.2) 11.1 10.1 9.6.3
Python (3.7.3) 2.7.15 2.7.14 2.7.13
qt (5.12.3) 5.11.2 5.9.2 5.7.1
samba (4.10.2) 4.9.4 4.7.4 4.6.5
systemd (242) 240 236 233
thunderbird (60.6.1) 60.4.0 -- --
vim (8.1) 8.1 8.0 8.0
vlc (3.0.6) 3.0.6 3.0.0rc6 2.2.6
xfdesktop (4.12.4) -- -- --
xorg-server (1.20.4) 1.20.3 1.19.5 1.19.3

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Version: 4.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-10
Votes: 11


as an independent Pen Tester, i love this OS. it has a nice simplistic look to it and has all the benefits of a home style OS with all the pen test software available. make things easy on the go from going to do business to running steam with no issue after installation.


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Version: 4.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-01
Votes: 10


i am a IT student and like this distro very much, i use this for Project Dvelopment ,penTest. all in one System


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Version: 4.5
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-02-02
Votes: 0


8/10 because the wifi card on my llenovo yoga 910 wasn't detected but other than that this distro is awesome for security and privacy conscious users.

It could use a GUI for getting software like the ubuntu software center, buts that's not a huge issue for me as many of the applications I love are installed by default.


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